Nepali is the official and most widely spoken language of Nepal, where it also serves as a lingua franca. It is an Indo-Aryan language, belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family, native to the Himalayan region of South Asia.
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ISO 639-3 Code Speaker Count2011-2021 estimate, first-language speakers (14 million second-language speakers, 2021 census; 32 million total). Partially Attested
Attested From (Year)Approximate date: the Dullu inscription in Dailekh District is given as written around 981 CE, around the reign of King Bhupal Damupal. Classification
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Source Wikipedia: Nepali Language
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1. Wikipedia: Nepali Language
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Nepali is the official and most-widely spoken language of Nepal, where it also serves as a lingua franca. It is an Indo-Aryan language, belonging to the Indo-Iranian branch within the Indo-European language family, native to the Himalayan region of South Asia.
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Infobox, Speakers (Total)
L1: 19 million (2011-2021)
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where it also serves as a lingua franca
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the official and most-widely spoken language of Nepal
History, earliest inscription
The earliest known inscription in the Nepali language is believed to be an inscription in Dullu, located in Dailekh District, which was written around the reign of King Bhupal Damupal, around the 981 CE.
Official status, Nepali entity page
Nepali is the official and most widely spoken language of Nepal, where it also serves as a lingua franca.
In Family: Indo-European, Infobox, Language family
Top family: Indo-European; immediate branch: Indo-Aryan languages (Northern Zone, Eastern Pahari group).
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